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Flight Reliability

AA 2998 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 2998 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

57%
Arrive within 15 minutes
30 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
7 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 345 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon60%(50 flights)
  • Tue73%(40 flights)
  • Wed57%(47 flights)
  • Thu54%(52 flights)
  • Fri41%(46 flights)
  • Sat60%(48 flights)
  • Sun58%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(96 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(7 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(26 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(61 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM43%(145 flights)
On-time trend by month
50%
May

Jun 23% → May 50% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202523%30
July 202521%28
August 202529%14
September 202567%27
October 202587%31
November 202557%54
December 202553%19
January 202663%27
February 202668%28
March 202683%30
April 202668%25
May 202650%22
Departures on time
57%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
335
Months covered
12

Based on 345 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.